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EP3885698B1 - Kalibrierungsverfahren für eine drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, kalibrierungsvorrichtung für eine drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, motorsteuerungsvorrichtung, elektrisches aktuatorprodukt und elektrische servolenkung - Google Patents

Kalibrierungsverfahren für eine drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, kalibrierungsvorrichtung für eine drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, drehwinkelberechnungsvorrichtung, motorsteuerungsvorrichtung, elektrisches aktuatorprodukt und elektrische servolenkung Download PDF

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EP3885698B1
EP3885698B1 EP20891414.3A EP20891414A EP3885698B1 EP 3885698 B1 EP3885698 B1 EP 3885698B1 EP 20891414 A EP20891414 A EP 20891414A EP 3885698 B1 EP3885698 B1 EP 3885698B1
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Yoshihiro AOSAKI
Hiroyuki Yamamura
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    • B62—LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
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    • B62D15/0235—Determination of steering angle by measuring or deriving directly at the electric power steering motor
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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  • the present invention relates to a calibration method for a rotation angle calculation device, a calibration device for a rotation angle calculation device, a rotation angle calculation device, a motor control device, an electric actuator product, and an electric power steering device.
  • Rotation angle calculation devices that calculate a rotation angle of a rotating body, based on a detection signal output from a sensor according to rotation of the rotating body have been known.
  • an angle detection device including a sensor unit that detects a rotation angle of a rotating body and outputs a sin signal and a cos signal is disclosed.
  • a time stamp assignment unit configured to assign a time stamp ATi to a detection signal Ai from a sensor A and assign a time stamp BTj to a detection signal Bj from a sensor B
  • a synchronous signal search unit configured to search a storage unit for a detection signal Bj that is best synchronized with the detection signal Ai, based on the time stamps ATi and BTi
  • a vernier calculation means configured to perform calculation and vernier calculation of an angular difference between synchronous signals searched for by the synchronous signal search unit are described.
  • a calibration value generating method of an encoder and a related system which includes a calibration value generation system.
  • This method and system is designed in order to generate highly accurate calibrating detection position data even when an encoder of low quality and with low accuracy is used in the system.
  • the calibration value generation system includes a master encoder and an encoder to be calibrated and a position calculator which outputs a timing signal per prescribed position interval.
  • a calibration value generation unit compares the position data according to the timing signal from the position calculator with position data obtained from the position calculator when the timing signal is output and generates a calibration value.
  • the rotation angle calculation device When the rotation angle calculation device is calibrated using measurement data measured by an external measurement device separate from the rotation angle calculation device, it is required to secure synchronization between a rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation device and measurement data measured by the external measurement device.
  • the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to generate calibration data for a rotation angle calculation device by securing synchronization between a rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation device and a rotation angle measured by an external measurement device separate from the rotation angle calculation device.
  • a calibration method for a rotation angle calculation device configured to calculate a rotation angle of a rotating body, based on a detection signal output from a sensor depending on rotation of the rotating body, the method including: the rotation angle calculation device calculating a rotation angle of the rotating body, based on the detection signal; transmitting rotation angle data indicating the rotation angle from the rotation angle calculation device to a calibration device; transmitting time difference data relating to a time difference after having captured the detection signal from the sensor until transmitting the rotation angle data from the rotation angle calculation device to the calibration device; the calibration device measuring a rotation angle of the rotating body; clocking a measurement time at which the calibration device measures a rotation angle of the rotating body and a transmission time at which the rotation angle data are transmitted or received, using the calibration device; and acquiring calibration data of the rotation angle data by comparing a rotation angle of the rotating body measured by the calibration device at a time obtained by going back in time from the transmission time by the time difference and the rotation angle data with each other.
  • a calibration device for a rotation angle calculation device configured to calculate a rotation angle of a rotating body, based on a detection signal output from a sensor depending on rotation of the rotating body, including: a reception unit configured to receive, from the rotation angle calculation device, rotation angle data indicating a rotation angle of the rotating body calculated based on the detection signal and time difference data relating to a time difference after the rotation angle calculation device having captured the detection signal from the sensor until transmitting the rotation angle data; a rotation angle measurement unit configured to measure a rotation angle of the rotating body; a clocking unit configured to clock a measurement time at which the rotation angle measurement unit measures a rotation angle of the rotating body and a transmission time at which the rotation angle data are transmitted or received; and a calibration data generation unit configured to generate calibration data of the rotation angle data by comparing a rotation angle of the rotating body measured by the rotation angle measurement unit at a time obtained by going back in time from the transmission time by the time difference and the rotation angle data with each other.
  • a rotation angle calculation device including: a sensor configured to output a detection signal depending on rotation of a rotating body; a rotation angle calculation unit configured to calculate a rotation angle of the rotating body, based on the detection signal; a reception unit configured to receive calibration data for calibration of a rotation angle of the rotating body calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit; a storage unit configured to store the received calibration data; a correction unit configured to correct a rotation angle of the rotating body calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit with the calibration data stored in the storage unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit rotation angle data indicating the rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit and not corrected by the correction unit and to also transmit time difference data relating to a time difference after having captured the detection signal from the sensor until transmitting the rotation angle data.
  • a motor control device including: the rotation angle calculation device described above configured to calculate a rotation angle of a rotation shaft of a motor as the rotating body; and a driving unit configured to drive the motor according to a rotation angle of the rotating shaft corrected by the correction unit.
  • an electric actuator product including: the motor control device described above; and a motor controlled by the motor control device.
  • an electric power steering device including: the motor control device described above; and a motor controlled by the motor control device, wherein a steering assist force is provided to a steering system of a vehicle by the motor.
  • FIG. 1 is now referred to.
  • a calibration system 1 of this embodiment calibrates a rotation angle calculation device configured to calculate a rotation angle of a rotation shaft 11 of a motor 10, the rotation shaft 11 being a rotating body.
  • the target of the present invention is not limited to the rotation angle calculation device configured to calculate a rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the present invention is applicable to rotation angle calculation devices configured to calculate rotation angles of a variety of rotating bodies.
  • the calibration system 1 includes a rotation angle calculation device that is calibrated by the calibration system 1 and a calibration device 40.
  • the rotation angle calculation device includes a sensor unit 20 and a control device 30.
  • the sensor unit 20 outputs a detection signal depending on rotation of the rotation shaft 11 to the control device 30.
  • FIG. 2 is now referred to.
  • the sensor unit 20 includes a magnet 21, a circuit board 22, and a support member 23.
  • the magnet 21 is fixed to an end 14 of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 on the opposite side to an output end 12 thereof and has different magnetic poles (S-poles and N-poles) arranged along the circumferential direction of the rotation shaft 11.
  • a magnetic resistance (MR) sensor element integrated circuit 24 is mounted on the circuit board 22 .
  • a redundant system with a plurality of MR sensor elements mounted on the circuit board 22, configured to separately calculate a rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11, based on detection signals from each of the MR sensor elements may be configured.
  • the circuit board 22 is fixed to the support member 23 by means of a not-illustrated fixing means, such as a fastening screw and caulking.
  • a not-illustrated fixing means such as a fastening screw and caulking.
  • the support member 23 is similarly fixed to the motor 10 by means of a not-illustrated fixing means.
  • a position at which the circuit board 22 is fixed to the support member 23 and a position at which the support member 23 is fixed to the motor 10 are determined in such a way that, when the circuit board 22 is fixed to the support member 23 and the support member 23 is fixed to the motor 10, the circuit board 22 is arranged between the support member 23 and the motor 10 and the MR sensor element 24 comes close to the magnet 21.
  • This configuration causes the MR sensor element 24 to, when the magnet 21 rotates in association with the rotation of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, detect a change in magnetic flux of the magnet 21 depending on a rotation angle and output a detection signal depending on the rotation of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the MR sensor element 24 outputs a sine signal sin ⁇ m and a cosine signal cos ⁇ m depending on a rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 as detection signals depending on the rotation of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the rotation angle calculation device of the present invention uses is not limited to an MR sensor.
  • the rotation angle calculation device of the present invention may detect a rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 by means of a sensor using another type other than an MR sensor.
  • the support member 23 is, for example, a cover that covers the circuit board 22.
  • the support member 23, for example, has a recessed portion that opens downward in FIG. 1 , and the circuit board 22 is fixed inside the recessed portion of the support member 23.
  • an opening portion of the recessed portion of the support member 23 is shielded by the motor 10 and the circuit board 22 is housed inside an internal space that is defined by the recessed portion of the support member 23 and the motor 10. This configuration causes the circuit board 22 to be protected from impact or foreign objects from the outside.
  • the support member 23 may be formed of a metal having excellent thermal conductivity, such as an aluminum alloy, and may act as a heat sink.
  • the support member 23 may be a heat sink itself.
  • the control device 30 which is an electronic control unit (ECU) that is a separate entity from the sensor unit 20, is connected to the sensor unit 20 by means of a harness 25. Detection signals output from the MR sensor element 24 according to the rotation of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 are transmitted to the control device 30 via the harness 25.
  • ECU electronice control unit
  • the control device 30 calculates a rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, based on the detection signals detected by the MR sensor element 24 and controls a power semiconductor switching element according to the calculated rotation angle ⁇ m to drive the motor 10.
  • the control device 30 includes a processor 31, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro-processing unit (MPU), a storage device 32 that is a memory or the like, an analog-digital converters (ADCs) 33 and 34, a drive circuit 35, and a communication interface (I/F) circuit 36.
  • a processor 31 such as a central processing unit (CPU) or a micro-processing unit (MPU)
  • storage device 32 that is a memory or the like
  • ADCs analog-digital converters
  • drive circuit 35 a communication interface circuit 36.
  • I/F communication interface
  • control device 30 Functions of the control device 30 that will be described below are achieved by, for example, the processor 31 executing computer programs stored in the storage device 32.
  • the control device 30 may be formed using dedicated hardware for performing respective parts of information processing, which will be described below, in addition to or in place of the processor 31.
  • control device 30 may include functional logic circuits that are set in a general-purpose semiconductor integrated circuit.
  • control device 30 may have a programmable logic device (PLD), such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA), or the like.
  • PLD programmable logic device
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • the control device 30 reads a sine signal SIN and a cosine signal COS converted to digital signals by the ADC 33 and the ADC 34.
  • the control device 30 calculates a detected angle ⁇ c of the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, based on the sine signal SIN and the cosine signal COS.
  • the detected angle ⁇ c is a value that is theoretically calculated based on the sine signal SIN and the cosine signal COS and is a theoretical value before calibration.
  • the control device 30 receives calibration data Dc for calibrating the detected angle ⁇ c from an external measurement device 43 in the calibration device 40 illustrated in FIG. 1 via the communication I/F circuit 36.
  • the control device 30 by correcting the detected angle ⁇ c, which is calculated based on the sine signal SIN and the cosine signal COS, based on the calibration data Dc, which is received from the external measurement device 43, calculates a rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the control device 30 controls the drive circuit 35 (such as an inverter) according to the calculated rotation angle ⁇ m to drive the motor 10.
  • control device 30 With reference to FIG. 4 , an example of a functional configuration of the control device 30 will be described.
  • the control device 30 includes a rotation angle calculation unit 50, a correction unit 51, a driving signal generation unit 52, a clocking unit 53, a transmission data generation unit 54, a transmission unit 55, a reception unit 56, and a calibration data acquisition unit 57.
  • the rotation angle calculation unit 50 calculates a detected angle ⁇ c of the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, based on a sine signal SIN and a cosine signal COS converted to digital signals by the ADC 33 and the ADC 34.
  • the rotation angle calculation unit 50 includes an adder 60, a subtracter 61, and a calculation unit 62.
  • the calculation unit 62 calculates a detected angle ⁇ c, based on an output (COS+SIN) of the adder 60 and an output (COS-SIN) of the subtracter 61.
  • FIG. 4 is now referred to.
  • the correction unit 51 reads calibration data Dc stored in the storage device 32, corrects the detected angle ⁇ c, based on the calibration data Dc, and thereby acquires a rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the calibration data Dc are data for correcting error (so-called linearity error) between an actual rotation angle ⁇ m that is a detection target and the detected angle ⁇ c.
  • FIG. 6 is now referred to.
  • the abscissa represents the actual rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, and the ordinate represents a reference angle ⁇ r (alternate long and short dash line) that serves as a reference when calibrating the detected angle ⁇ c and the detected angle ⁇ c (solid line).
  • the reference angle ⁇ r ideally coincides with the actual rotation angle ⁇ m.
  • the calibration data Dc are, for example, data that are made by storing differences ( ⁇ c- ⁇ r) between detected angles ⁇ c and reference angles ⁇ r in the storage device 32 in association with the detected angles ⁇ c.
  • FIG. 4 is now referred to.
  • the driving signal generation unit 52 generates a driving signal that controls the drive circuit 35, based on the corrected rotation angle ⁇ m, and outputs the generated driving signal to the drive circuit 35. For example, the driving signal generation unit 52 outputs a gate signal that turns on and off a switching element installed in the drive circuit 35.
  • control device 30 drives the motor 10 according to the rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10.
  • the control device 30 has a mode of driving the motor 10 (hereinafter, referred to as "motor drive mode") by causing the rotation angle calculation unit 50, the correction unit 51, and the driving signal generation unit 52 to operate as described above as one of the operation modes of the control device 30.
  • motor drive mode a mode of driving the motor 10
  • control device 30 has, in addition to the motor drive mode, a mode of outputting data (hereinafter, referred to as "data output mode") that indicate a detected angle ⁇ c that was calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit 50 and has not been corrected yet by the correction unit 51 as another operation mode of the control device 30.
  • data output mode a mode of outputting data
  • the data indicating the detected angle ⁇ c (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as "rotation angle data Da") , which are output in the data output mode, can be used for the calibration device 40, which is external to the control device 30, to generate calibration data Dc.
  • the rotation angle calculation unit 50 In the data output mode, the rotation angle calculation unit 50, the clocking unit 53, the transmission data generation unit 54, and the transmission unit 55 operate.
  • the clocking unit 53 clocks time.
  • the clocking unit 53 may clock an elapsed period from a predetermined point of time (for example, a point of time at which the operation mode of the control device 30 is switched to the data output mode) as time or may clock the current time while constantly operating.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 receives a timing signal St that indicates a timing at which the control device 30 captured detection signals (a sine signal SIN and a cosine signal COS) from the MR sensor element 24.
  • the timing signal St may be a signal indicating sample/hold timing of the ADC 33 and the ADC 34.
  • the timing signal St may be a signal indicating output timing of the ADC 33 and the ADC 34.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 acquires a time that the clocking unit 53 clocked at a timing indicated by the timing signal St as a capture time tc1 of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 receives the detected angle ⁇ c that the rotation angle calculation unit 50 calculated and generates transmission data in which rotation angle data Da indicating the detected angle ⁇ c are stored.
  • the transmission data that the transmission data generation unit 54 generated are transmitted to the external measurement device 43 in the calibration device 40 via the communication I/F circuit 36 by the transmission unit 55.
  • the transmission unit 55 may transmit the transmission data, using a predetermined controller area network (CAN) communication protocol for digital signals.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 may generate transmission data in a predetermined data format in accordance with the communication protocol.
  • Each piece of transmission data has a data format that allows rotation angle data Da and time difference data Dt to be stored in the same frame.
  • the transmission data may include status information that indicates whether or not the rotation angle data Da are usable data. Note that the status information is not essential.
  • pieces of rotation angle data Da and pieces of time difference data Dt corresponding to the respective MR sensor elements may be stored in the same frame or may be separately stored in a plurality of frames and transmitted.
  • pieces of rotation angle data Da may be transmitted as angular differences with respect to a piece of rotation angle data Da of a preset MR sensor element. For example, in the case of a redundant system composed of three systems, it is assumed that rotation angle data of the first system, rotation angle data of the second system, and rotation angle data of the third system are 100 degrees, 102 degrees, and 99 degrees, respectively.
  • rotation angle data of the first system 100 degrees may be transmitted, and, as the rotation angle data of the second system and the third system, +2 degrees and -1 degrees, which are differences from the rotation angle data of the first system, may be transmitted as rotation angle data, respectively.
  • This configuration enables transmission data to be compressed.
  • the time difference data Dt are data relating to a time difference from a capture time tc1 at which detection signals are captured from the MR sensor element 24 until transmission data are transmitted.
  • a point of time at which the transmission data generation unit 54 stores the time difference data Dt in transmission data is a point of time at which the transmission data are transmitted or earlier. Therefore, at a point of time at which the transmission data generation unit 54 generates the transmission data, the transmission data generation unit 54 cannot clock a point of time at which the transmission data are transmitted.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 may, for example, generate time difference data Dt indicating a time difference from the capture time tc1 to the completion of generation of transmission data.
  • Processing time t required for the transmission unit 55 to transmit the transmission data is a known fixed processing time. Therefore, the time difference data Dt with the processing time t added thereto can indirectly represent a time difference from the capture time tc1 until the transmission data are transmitted.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 receives the detected angle ⁇ c from the rotation angle calculation unit 50 and stores the rotation angle data Da and the status information in transmission data.
  • a generation completion time of the transmission data may be predicted by acquiring a time that the clocking unit 53 clocked at a reception timing of the detected angle ⁇ c.
  • a generation completion time of the transmission data may be predicted by acquiring a time that the clocking unit 53 clocked at a storage timing of the data.
  • the transmission unit 55 When the transmission data in which the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt are stored are generated by the transmission data generation unit 54, the transmission unit 55 outputs the transmission data to the outside in a known processing time t from the generation completion time of the transmission data. For example, the transmission unit 55 transmits the transmission data to the external measurement device 43 in the calibration device 40.
  • a transmission mode in which the transmission unit 55 transmits the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt is not limited to the above-described mode.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 may generate time difference data Dt after having transmitted the rotation angle data Da, and the transmission unit 55 may transmit the time difference data Dt after having transmitted the rotation angle data Da.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 may acquire a time that the clocking unit 53 clocks at a point of time at which the transmission unit 55 transmits the rotation angle data Da and may generate time difference data Dt that directly represent a time difference from a capture time tc1 at which detection signals were captured from the MR sensor element 24 to the transmission of the rotation angle data Da.
  • the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt are used for the calibration device 40 to generate calibration data Dc.
  • the control device 30 has a calibration data reception mode of receiving the calibration data Dc as one of the operation modes of the control device 30.
  • the reception unit 56 and the calibration data acquisition unit 57 operate.
  • the reception unit 56 receives calibration data Dc from the outside.
  • the reception unit 56 receives the calibration data Dc from the external measurement device 43 in the calibration device 40.
  • the calibration data acquisition unit 57 stores the calibration data Dc that the reception unit 56 has received in the storage device 32.
  • the calibration device 40 includes a drive motor 41, a rotation angle measurement unit 42, and the external measurement device 43.
  • a rotation shaft 44 of the drive motor 41 is joined to the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 by means of a joining portion 45.
  • the drive motor 41 causes the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 to rotate by rotating the rotation shaft 44 and changes the rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 to various angles.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 42 generates a reference angle measurement signal Sr for measuring a reference angle ⁇ r that serves as a reference for calibration of the rotation angle calculation device (that is, calibration of a detected angle ⁇ c). For example, the rotation angle measurement unit 42 generates a signal for measuring a rotation angle of the rotation shaft 44 of the drive motor 41, which is joined to the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, as a reference angle measurement signal Sr. The rotation angle measurement unit 42 outputs the reference angle measurement signal Sr to the external measurement device 43.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 42 may, for example, be an encoder that outputs pulses the number of which depends on the amount of rotation of the rotation shaft 44, as a reference angle measurement signal Sr.
  • the external measurement device 43 may measure a reference angle ⁇ r by counting (accumulating) the number of pulses that the rotation angle measurement unit 42 outputs.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 42 is not limited to an encoder and may be a rotation angle measurement device of another type (for example, a rotation angle measurement device that has been calibrated) or the like.
  • the external measurement device 43 generates calibration data Dc, based on the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt, which are transmitted by the control device 30, and the reference angle measurement signal Sr and transmits the generated calibration data Dc to the control device 30.
  • the external measurement device 43 includes a processor 46 that is a CPU, an MPU, or the like, a storage device 47 that is a memory or the like, a communication I/F circuit 48, and an interface circuit (I/F) 49.
  • a processor 46 that is a CPU, an MPU, or the like
  • a storage device 47 that is a memory or the like
  • a communication I/F circuit 48 that is a communication I/F circuit 48
  • I/F interface circuit
  • the external measurement device 43 receives the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt from the control device 30 via the communication I/F circuit 48. In addition, the external measurement device 43 transmits the calibration data Dc to the control device 30 via the communication I/F circuit 48.
  • the external measurement device 43 receives the reference angle measurement signal Sr from the rotation angle measurement unit 42 via the I/F 49.
  • the external measurement device 43 may be formed using dedicated hardware for performing respective parts of information processing, which will be described below, in addition to or in place of the processor 46.
  • the external measurement device 43 may include functional logic circuits that are set in a general-purpose semiconductor integrated circuit.
  • the external measurement device 43 may include a PLD, such as an FPGA.
  • the external measurement device 43 includes a reception unit 70, a rotation angle measurement unit 71, a clocking unit 72, a capture time calculation unit 73, a calibration data generation unit 74, and a transmission unit 75.
  • the reception unit 70 receives transmission data that are transmitted from the control device 30.
  • the reception unit 70 outputs rotation angle data Da included in the transmission data to the calibration data generation unit 74 and outputs time difference data Dt included in the transmission data to the capture time calculation unit 73.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 71 receives the reference angle measurement signal Sr output from the rotation angle measurement unit 42 and measures a reference angle ⁇ r, based on the reference angle measurement signal Sr.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 71 may measure a reference angle ⁇ r by counting (accumulating) the number of pulses that are output from the rotation angle measurement unit 71, which is an encoder.
  • the clocking unit 72 clocks time.
  • the clocking unit 72 may clock an elapsed period from a predetermined point of time or may clock the current time.
  • the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43 does not necessarily have to be synchronous with the clocking unit 53 in the control device 30.
  • times that the clocking unit 72 and the clocking unit 53 respectively clock at the same point of time may be different from each other.
  • a time difference between times that the clocking unit 72 and the clocking unit 53 respectively clock at the same point of time may be longer than a period of measurement by the rotation angle measurement unit 71 (for example, an interval between pulses output from the rotation angle measurement unit 71, which is an encoder).
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 by monitoring a communication line (such as a bus) through which the control device 30 transmits transmission data to the external measurement device 43, performs high-speed monitoring of timing at which the control device 30 transmits transmission data.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 acquires a time that the clocking unit 72 clocks at a timing at which transmission data are transmitted, as a transmission time tt of the transmission data.
  • the acquisition time calculation unit 73 may, by performing high-speed monitoring of timing at which the reception unit 70 receives transmission data, acquires a time that the clocking unit 72 clocks at a timing at which transmission data are received, as a transmission time tt of the transmission data.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates a time (hereinafter, referred to as "capture time tc2") that would have been acquired if the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43 had clocked a capture time of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24, based on the transmission time tt and the time difference data Dt. In other words, the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates a capture time tc2 of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 as a time that is clocked by the clocking unit 72.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates, as the capture time tc2, a time obtained by going back in time from the transmission time tt by a time difference from the capture time tc1 of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 until transmission data are transmitted, the time difference being obtainable based on the time difference data Dt.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates, as the capture time tc2, a time obtained by going back in time from the transmission time tt by a time length obtained by adding a known processing time t required for the transmission unit 55 to transmit transmission data to a time difference td indicated by the time difference data Dt.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates, as the acquisition time tc2, a time obtained by going back in time from the transmission time tt by a time difference indicated by the time difference data Dt.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 receives the reference angle ⁇ r, which the rotation angle measurement unit 71 outputs. In addition, the calibration data generation unit 74 acquires a time that the clocking unit 72 clocked at a timing at which the reference angle ⁇ r was measured, as a measurement time tm of the reference angle ⁇ r. For example, the calibration data generation unit 74 acquires a time at which pulses were output from the rotation angle measurement unit 71, which is an encoder, as a measurement time tm. The calibration data generation unit 74 stores the reference angle ⁇ r in association with the measurement time tm.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 searches stored reference angles ⁇ r at respective measurement times tm for a reference angle ⁇ r that was measured at the capture time tc2 by comparing the capture time tc2 and the measurement times tm with each other.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 searches for a reference angle ⁇ r that is synchronized with detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 captured at the capture time tc2. In other words, the calibration data generation unit 74 searches for a reference angle ⁇ r that is synchronized with a detected angle ⁇ c indicated by the rotation angle data Da.
  • reference angle ⁇ r that was measured at the capture time tc2 may be a reference angle ⁇ r at a measurement time tm closest to the capture time tc2 or a reference angle ⁇ r at a measurement time tm within a predetermined allowable time range from the capture time tc2.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 calculates a difference ( ⁇ c- ⁇ r) between the detected angle ⁇ c, indicated by the rotation angle data Da, and the reference angle ⁇ r and generates calibration data Dc by associating the difference ( ⁇ c- ⁇ r) with the detected angle ⁇ c.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 may reconstruct calibration data Dc from a plurality of acquired detected angles ⁇ c and a plurality of pieces of calibration data Dc corresponding thereto, using an interpolation method or the like. This configuration enables finer calibration data Dc to be acquired.
  • control device 30 With reference to FIG. 9 , an example of operation of the control device 30 and the external measurement device 43 will be described.
  • the ADC 33 and the ADC 34 start conversion of detection signals (a sine signal SIN and a cosine signal COS) from the MR sensor element 24.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 in the control device 30 acquires time t10 as a capture time tc1.
  • times t10 to t19 in FIG. 9 represent times on the time axis that are clocked by the clocking unit 53 in the control device 30.
  • times t20 to t23 represent times on the time axis that are clocked by the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43.
  • the rotation angle calculation unit 50 in the control device 30 starts calculation of a detected angle ⁇ c of the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10. The calculation of the detected angle ⁇ c is completed at time t12.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 starts generation of transmission data including rotation angle data Da indicating the detected angle ⁇ c, time difference data Dt, and status information at subsequent time t13 and completes the generation of the transmission data at time t14.
  • the transmission unit 55 in the control device 30 transmits the transmission data to the external measurement device 43 in a known processing time t from time t14.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 detects the transmission of the transmission data at time t21 that is clocked by the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43 and acquires time t21 as a transmission time tt at which the transmission data were transmitted.
  • time tt A time at which the processing time t has elapsed since time t14 and time t21 (time tt) are times obtained by the clocking unit 53 in the control device 30 and the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43 having respectively clocked an identical time at which the transmission data were transmitted.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 in the external measurement device 43 calculates time t20 that is obtained by going back in time from the transmission time t21 by a time length (td1+t) obtained by adding the processing time t to a time difference td1 indicated by the time difference data Dt (as illustrated in a row "timing processing" in FIG. 9 ).
  • This processing enables the capture time calculation unit 73 to acquire a capture time tc2 (time t20) that would have been acquired if the clocking unit 72 had clocked a capture time of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 generates calibration data Dc by associating a difference ( ⁇ c- ⁇ r) between the reference angle ⁇ r measured at the capture time tc2 (t20) and the detected angle ⁇ c indicated by the rotation angle data Da with the detected angle ⁇ c.
  • control device 30 converts detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 to digital signals (during a period from time t15 to time t16), calculates a detected angle ⁇ c (during a period from time t16 to time t17), generates transmission data (during a period from time t18 to time t19), and transmits the transmission data to the external measurement device 43 (during a period from time t19 to time t19+t).
  • the external measurement device 43 acquires time t23 as a transmission time tt at which the transmission data are transmitted.
  • the external measurement device 43 acquires time t22 that is obtained by going back in time from the transmission time t23 by a time length (td2+t) obtained by adding the processing time t to a time difference td2 indicated by time difference data Dt, as a capture time tc2 that would have been acquired if the clocking unit 72 had clocked a capture time of the detection signals from the MR sensor element 24.
  • the external measurement device 43 generates calibration data Dc by associating a difference ( ⁇ c- ⁇ r) between a reference angle ⁇ r measured at the capture time tc2 (t22) and the detected angle ⁇ c indicated by rotation angle data Da with the detected angle ⁇ c.
  • This configuration enables a reference angle ⁇ r that is synchronized with a detected angle ⁇ c indicated by rotation angle data Da to be acquired even when the clocking unit 53 in the control device 30 is asynchronous with the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43.
  • a time difference (td1+t or td2+t) from a capture time tc1 of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 until transmission data are transmitted sometimes varies depending on transmission data.
  • the first waiting time (from t12 to t13) after the detected angle ⁇ c was calculated until the generation of transmission data is started is longer than the second waiting time (from t17 to t18) because, for example, the control device 30 performs other processing in parallel with the data generation.
  • calculating a capture time tc2 based on the time difference data Dt enables synchronization between a detected angle ⁇ c indicated by the rotation angle data Da and a reference angle ⁇ r to be secured.
  • the calibration system 1 of the present embodiment enables synchronization between detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 captured by the control device 30 and a reference angle ⁇ r measured by the external measurement device 43, which is a separate entity from the control device 30, to be secured and calibration data Dc of the rotation angle calculation device to be generated according to the detection signals and the reference angle ⁇ r.
  • FIG. 8 is now referred to.
  • the transmission unit 75 in the external measurement device 43 transmits the calibration data Dc that the calibration data generation unit 74 generated to the control device 30.
  • control device 30 may have a second data output mode of outputting a calibrated angle ⁇ cc that is obtained by correcting the detected angle ⁇ c, based on the calibration data Dc.
  • detection signals are captured from the MR sensor element 24 again, a detected angle ⁇ c is calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit 50, and the detected angle ⁇ c is corrected based on the calibration data Dc by the correction unit 51 and a calibrated angle ⁇ cc is thereby calculated.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 generates transmission data in which rotation angle data Da indicating, in place of a detected angle ⁇ c before being corrected by the correction unit 51, the calibrated angle ⁇ cc are stored.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 generates transmission data including at least the rotation angle data Da indicating the calibrated angle ⁇ cc and Dt relating to a time difference from the capture time tc1 at which detection signals were captured from the MR sensor element 24 until the transmission data are transmitted.
  • the external measurement device 43 calculates a capture time tc2 of detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 as a time that is clocked by the clocking unit 72 in the external measurement device 43, in a similar manner to the processing described above.
  • the external measurement device 43 calculates an error ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) between a reference angle ⁇ r measured at the capture time tc2 and the calibrated angle ⁇ cc indicated by the rotation angle data Da and, when the error ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) does not fall within a predetermined error range, generates calibration data Dc again. When the error ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) falls within the predetermined error range, the external measurement device 43 ends the generation of the calibration data Dc.
  • step S1 the ADC 33 and the ADC 34 capture detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 into the control device 30 by converting the detection signals to digital signals.
  • the transmission data generation unit 54 in the control device 30 acquires a capture time tc1 of the detection signals from the MR sensor element 24, using the clocking unit 53.
  • the rotation angle measurement unit 71 in the external measurement device 43 measures a reference angle ⁇ r.
  • the calibration data generation unit 74 acquires a measurement time tm of the reference angle ⁇ r, using the clocking unit 72.
  • step S2 the rotation angle calculation unit 50 in the control device 30 calculates a detected angle ⁇ c of the rotation angle of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10, based on output signals from the ADC 33 and the ADC 34.
  • step S3 the transmission data generation unit 54 generates transmission data in which rotation angle data Da indicating the detected angle ⁇ c and time difference data Dt are stored.
  • the time difference data Dt are data relating to a time difference from the capture time tc1 until the rotation angle data Da are transmitted.
  • step S4 the transmission unit 55 in the control device 30 transmits the transmission data to the external measurement device 43 in the calibration device 40.
  • the reception unit 70 in the external measurement device 43 receives the transmission data.
  • the capture time calculation unit 73 in the external measurement device 43 acquires a time at which the control device 30 transmits the transmission data or a time at which the reception unit 70 receives the transmission data, using the clocking unit 72 as a transmission time tt of the transmission data.
  • step S5 the capture time calculation unit 73 calculates a capture time tc2 at which the control device 30 captured the detection signals from the MR sensor element 24, based on the transmission time tt and the time difference data Dt, as a time that is clocked by the clocking unit 72.
  • step S6 the calibration data generation unit 74 generates calibration data Dc by comparing the reference angle ⁇ r measured at the capture time tc2 and the detected angle ⁇ c indicated by the rotation angle data Da with each other.
  • step S7 the calibration data generation unit 74 determines whether or not calibration data Dc for one rotation of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 have been acquired.
  • step S7: N the process proceeds to step S8.
  • step S7: Y the process proceeds to step S9.
  • step S8 the rotation angle ⁇ m of the rotation shaft 11 of the motor 10 is changed by causing the drive motor 41 to rotate. Subsequently, the process returns to step S1.
  • step S9 whether or not values obtained by correcting detected angles ⁇ c calculated by the rotation angle calculation unit 50, using the calibration data Dc generated in steps S1 to S8 fall within a predetermined error range is determined.
  • the operation mode of the control device 30 is switched to the second data output mode, and calibrated angles ⁇ cc that are obtained by correcting detected angles ⁇ c, based on the calibration data Dc are transmitted from the control device 30 to the external measurement device 43.
  • the external measurement device 43 calculates errors ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) between the reference angles ⁇ r and the calibrated angles ⁇ cc and determines whether or not the errors ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) fall within a predetermined error range across the rotation angle range of the rotation shaft 11.
  • step S9: N When an error ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) does not fall within the predetermined error range (step S9: N), the process returns to step S1 and the calibration data Dc are generated again. When the errors ( ⁇ cc- ⁇ r) fall within the predetermined error range (step S9: Y), the process terminates.
  • step S7 whether or not calibration data Dc for one rotation are acquired is determined, it may be configured such that calibration data Dc for one period or more are acquired. In this case, a plurality of pieces of calibration data Dc acquired for each detected angle ⁇ c may be averaged and the averaged values may be used as calibration data Dc. This configuration enables noise to be reduced.
  • a column shaft 102 of a steering wheel 101 is connected to tie rods 106 of steered wheels via a reduction gear 103, universal joints 104A and 104B, and a pinion rack mechanism 105.
  • a torque sensor 110 that detects steering torque Th of the steering wheel 101 is disposed, and the motor 10 that assists steering force of the steering wheel 101 is connected to the column shaft 102 via the reduction gear 103.
  • the above-described control device 30 is used as an electronic control unit that controls the power steering device.
  • power is supplied from a battery 114 that is a power source and an ignition key signal is also input from an ignition key 111.
  • the control device 30 calculates a steering angle ⁇ of the steering wheel 101, based on the rotation angle ⁇ m of the motor 10 that is calculated as described above and a reduction ratio N of the reduction gear 103.
  • the control device 30 performs calculation of a steering assist command value of an assist command, using an assist map or the like, based on the steering angle ⁇ , the steering torque Th, vehicle speed Vh that is detected by a vehicle speed sensor 112 and controls current I that is supplied to the motor 10, based on the calculated steering assist command value.
  • the steering torque Th that is generated by steering operation by the driver and transmitted from the steering wheel 101 is detected by the torque sensor 110, a steering angle ⁇ is calculated based on the rotation angle ⁇ m of the motor 10, the motor 10 is drive-controlled by a steering assist command value calculated based on the steering torque Th, the steering angle ⁇ , and the vehicle speed Vh, and this drive is provided to the steering system as an assist force (steering assist force) for the steering operation by the driver.
  • the control device 30 calculates a rotation angle of the rotating body, based on detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 and transmits rotation angle data Da indicating the rotation angle from the control device 30 to the calibration device 40.
  • control device 30 transmits time difference data Dt relating to a time difference after having captured detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 until transmitting the rotation angle data Da from the control device 30 to the calibration device 40.
  • the calibration device 40 measures a rotation angle ⁇ r of the rotating body and clocks a measurement time tm at which the rotation angle ⁇ r is measured and a transmission time tt at which the rotation angle data Da are transmitted or received.
  • the calibration device 40 acquires calibration data Dc of the rotation angle data Da by comparing the rotation angle ⁇ r that the calibration device 40 measured at a time tc2 obtained by going back in time from the transmission time tt by a time difference after having captured detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 until transmitting the rotation angle data Da and the rotation angle data Da with each other.
  • This configuration enables, with synchronization secured between a rotation angle calculated by the rotation angle calculation device and a rotation angle measured by the calibration device 40, which is separate from the rotation angle calculation device, calibration data for the rotation angle calculation device to be generated.
  • the control device 30 transmits transmission data in which the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt are stored in the same frame to the calibration device 40.
  • This configuration enables overheads of communication to be reduced compared with a case where the rotation angle data Da and the time difference data Dt are, while stored in separate frames, transmitted. Since, as a result, it is possible to increase a transmission frequency of the rotation angle data Da, it is possible to reduce time required for calibration processing.
  • the control device 30, after having generated transmission data in which the rotation angle data Da are stored and that are to be transmitted to the calibration device 40, transmits the transmission data to the calibration device 40 in a known processing time t.
  • the control device 30 generates time difference data Dt indicating a time difference after having captured detection signals from the MR sensor element 24 until completing generation of transmission data.
  • the calibration device 40 causes the drive motor 41 to rotate a rotating body and acquires calibration data Dc at a plurality of rotation angles of the rotating body.
  • This configuration enables calibration data Dc at a plurality of different rotation angles of the rotating body to be generated.

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  1. Kalibrierungsverfahren für eine Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30), die konfiguriert ist, um einen Rotationswinkel eines Rotationskörpers (11) zu berechnen, basierend auf einem Erfassungssignal, das von einem Sensor (20) in Abhängigkeit von einer Rotation des Rotationskörpers (11) ausgegeben wird, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    dass die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) basierend auf dem Erfassungssignal berechnet;
    Übertragen von Rotationswinkeldaten, die den Rotationswinkel angeben, von der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) zu einer Kalibrierungsvorrichtung (40);
    Erhalten einer Erfassungszeit, die eine Zeit ist, zu der das Erfassungssignal von dem Sensor (20) erfasst worden ist;
    Erzeugen von Zeitdifferenzdaten, die sich auf eine Zeitdifferenz beziehen, nachdem das Erfassungssignal von dem Sensor (20) erfasst wurde, bis zum Übertragen der Rotationswinkeldaten auf der Grundlage der Erfassungszeit;
    Übertragen der Zeitdifferenzdaten von der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) an die Kalibrierungsvorrichtung (40);
    dass die Kalibriervorrichtung (40) einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) misst;
    Takten einer Messzeit, zu der die Kalibriervorrichtung (40) einen Rotationswinkel des rotierenden Körpers (11) misst, und einer Sendezeit, zu der die Rotationswinkeldaten gesendet oder empfangen werden, unter Verwendung der Kalibriervorrichtung (40); und
    Akquirieren von Kalibrierungsdaten der Rotationswinkeldaten durch Vergleichen eines Rotationswinkels des Rotationskörpers (11), der durch die Kalibrierungsvorrichtung (40) zu einer Zeit gemessen wird, die durch Zurückgehen der Zeit von der Übertragungszeit um die Zeitdifferenz erhalten wird, und der Rotationswinkeldaten miteinander.
  2. Kalibrierverfahren nach Anspruch 1, wobei
    die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) Übertragungsdaten, in denen die Rotationswinkeldaten und die Zeitdifferenzdaten in einem gleichen Rahmen gespeichert sind, an die Kalibrierungsvorrichtung (40) überträgt.
  3. Kalibrierverfahren nach Anspruch 2, wobei
    die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30)
    die Zeitdifferenzdaten erzeugt, die eine Zeitdifferenz anzeigen, nachdem das Erfassungssignal von dem Sensor (20) erfasst wurde, bis die Erzeugung der Übertragungsdaten abgeschlossen ist, und
    die Übertragungsdaten in einer bekannten Verarbeitungszeit nach abgeschlossener Generierung der Übertragungsdaten an die Kalibriereinrichtung (40) übermittelt.
  4. Kalibrierverfahren nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 3, umfassend:
    Rotieren des Rotationskörpers (11); und
    Akquirieren der Kalibrierungsdaten bei mehreren Rotationswinkeln des Rotationskörpers (11).
  5. Kalibriersystem (1), umfassend eine Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) und eine Kalibriervorrichtung für die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30), die zum Berechnen eines Rotationswinkels eines rotierenden Körpers (11) konfiguriert ist, basierend auf eine Detektionssignalausgabe von einem Sensor (20) in Abhängigkeit von der Rotation des rotierenden Körpers (11), wobei die Kalibriervorrichtung umfasst:
    eine Empfangseinheit (70), die dazu konfiguriert ist, von der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) Rotationswinkeldaten zu empfangen, die einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) angeben, der basierend auf dem Erfassungssignal und Zeitdifferenzdaten bezüglich einer Zeitdifferenz berechnet wurde, nachdem die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung das Erfassungssignal von dem Sensor erfasst hat, bis zum Übertragen der Rotationswinkeldaten;
    eine Rotationswinkel-Messeinheit (71), die dazu konfiguriert ist, einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) zu messen;
    eine Takteinheit (72), die dazu konfiguriert ist, eine Messzeit, zu der die Rotationswinkelmesseinheit (71) einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) misst, und eine Sendezeit, zu der die Rotationswinkeldaten gesendet oder empfangen werden, zu takten; und
    eine Kalibrierungsdaten-Erzeugungseinheit (74), die konfiguriert ist zum Erzeugen von Kalibrierungsdaten der Rotationswinkeldaten durch Vergleichen eines Rotationswinkels des Rotationskörpers (11), gemessen durch die Rotationswinkel-Messeinheit (71), zu einer Zeit, erhalten durch Zurückgehen in der Zeit von der Übertragungszeit durch die Zeitdifferenz und die Rotationswinkeldaten miteinander;
    wobei die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) umfasst:
    einen Sensor (20), der so konfiguriert ist, dass er ein Erfassungssignal in Abhängigkeit von der Rotation eines rotierenden Körpers (11) ausgibt;
    eine Rotationswinkel-Berechnungseinheit (50), die dazu konfiguriert ist, einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11) basierend auf dem Erfassungssignal zu berechnen;
    eine Empfangseinheit (56), die konfiguriert ist zum Empfangen von Kalibrierungsdaten zum Kalibrieren eines Rotationswinkels des Rotationskörpers (11), berechnet durch die Rotationswinkel-Berechnungseinheit (50);
    eine Speichereinheit (32), die zum Speichern der empfangenen Kalibrierungsdaten konfiguriert ist;
    eine Korrektureinheit (51), die dazu konfiguriert ist, einen Rotationswinkel des Rotationskörpers (11), der von der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungseinheit (50) berechnet wurde, mit den in der Speichereinheit (32) gespeicherten Kalibrierungsdaten zu korrigieren; und
    eine Übertragungsdaten-Erzeugungseinheit (54), die dazu konfiguriert ist, eine Erfassungszeit zu erhalten, die eine Zeit ist, zu der das Erfassungssignal von dem Sensor (20) erfasst wurde, und Zeitdifferenzdaten zu erzeugen, die sich auf eine Zeitdifferenz beziehen, nachdem das Erfassungssignal von der Sensoreinheit (20) erfasst wurde, die die Rotationswinkeldaten auf der Grundlage der Erfassungszeit überträgt; und
    eine Übertragungseinheit (55), die dazu konfiguriert ist, Rotationswinkeldaten zu übertragen, die den von der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungseinheit (50) berechneten und nicht von der Korrektureinheit korrigierten Rotationswinkel angeben, und auch die Zeitdifferenzdaten zu übertragen.
  6. Motorsteuervorrichtung (30), umfassend:
    das Kalibriersystem (1) mit der Rotationswinkel-Berechnungsvorrichtung (20, 30) nach Anspruch 5, konfiguriert zum Berechnen eines Rotationswinkels einer Rotationswelle (11) eines Motors (10) als Rotationskörper; und
    eine Antriebseinheit, die so konfiguriert ist, dass sie den Motor gemäß einem Rotationswinkel der Rotationswelle (11) antreibt, der durch die Korrektureinheit (51) korrigiert wurde.
  7. Elektrisches Aktuatorprodukt, umfassend:
    die Motorsteuervorrichtung (20, 30) nach Anspruch 6; und
    einen Motor (10), der von der Motorsteuervorrichtung (20, 30) gesteuert wird.
  8. Elektrische Servolenkvorrichtung, umfassend:
    die Motorsteuervorrichtung (20, 30) nach Anspruch 6; und
    einen Motor (10), der von der Motorsteuervorrichtung (20, 30) gesteuert wird, wobei
    eine Lenkunterstützungskraft einem Lenksystem eines Fahrzeugs durch den Motor (10) bereitgestellt wird.
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